Pope Francis has called for a 100-day anniversary of russia's large-scale aggression against Ukraine, calling for "real negotiation" on a ceasefire.
This was in Pope Francis speech today on Pentecost Sunday, addressing the pilgrims who gathered at noon in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, according to Vatican News.
"On the day of Pentecost, the Lord's dream of humanity came true: 50 days after Easter, peoples who speak different languages meet and understand each other. However, now, a hundred days after the beginning of the armed aggression against Ukraine, the nightmare of war, which is a denial of God's dream, has descended on humanity again: nations at war, nations killing each other, people forced to move away from their homes instead of approaching "- said the pontiff.
The head of the Catholic Church called on the leaders to sit down at the negotiating table: "Do not lead humanity to destruction. May the real negotiations begin, concrete decisions on a ceasefire and an acceptable solution. Let the desperate cries of suffering people be heard." media every day - let the respect for human life be preserved, let the terrible destruction of towns and villages in the east of Ukraine stop ".
The pope also urged that we continue to pray and "work tirelessly for peace."
It will be recalled that on May 21, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba met in Kyiv with the Secretary for Interstate Relations of the Holy See, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher.
On May 3, Pope Francis criticized the head of the russian Orthodox Church, Kirill, for justifying the war against Ukraine.
